PUBLIC NOTICE

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REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ADA PARATRANSIT ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #2025-025

Project Description: The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) seeks proposals from qualified firms to provide ADA Paratransit Eligibility Assessment services per specifications in RFP 2024-025.

How to Obtain a copy of the RFP: Scope of Work and further information concerning the RFP may be obtained beginning August 4, 2025, from the RTAs Procureware website at https://norta.procureware.com/home. You will be required to first register on this website. The RFP can also be obtained at Regional Transit Authoritys website at http://www.norta.com.

Clarifications: Any questions or further information concerning this RFP must be submitted through https://norta.procureware.com/home by 1:00PM on Aug 22 5, 2025. Only written questions submitted through Procureware site shall be considered official. All answers to questions shall be by formal addenda posted to the website under RFP 2025-025.

Responding to RFP: Proposals shall be submitted through RTAs Procureware website on or before 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 22, 2025.

RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26 has an obligation to ensure nondiscrimination of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and local regulations relative to utilization of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed to utilization of DBEs on all federally funded projects toward attainment of the agency's established overall goal of 32%. No DBE goal has been established for this project as there are no subcontracting opportunities on this project.

Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and responses to this solicitation and to participate in any contract consummated pursuant to this advertisement. Additionally, no offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity or disability. For additional information contact the RTAs Small Business Office at 504-827-8301.

The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all submittals.

Lona Hankins

Chief Executive Officer

Regional Transit Authority

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